Experience the wonder of childhood with poems from Winnie the Pooh author A. A. Milne. Beloved poems from Now We Are Six and When We Were Very Young are set to music by composer Sheldon Sands and his ensemble of vocalists and musicians. Each song is a gem—inspiring both the young and the young-at-heart. Join Sheldon, Marta Burton and Stray Dog for an evening of sheer delight.

Famous as the creator of "Winnie the Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner", including the characters Christopher Robin, Piglet & Tigger, Milne was also the author of several best selling books of verse including "When We Were Very Young" and "Now We Are Six". It is from these 2 books that Sheldon, over the course of over 20 years, has set to music such classics as "King John's Christmas," "Spring Morning," "At the Zoo," "Wind on the Hill" and this collection's title track, "Sand Between-the-Toes." Interestingly, Milne didn't write the Pooh stories and poems for children but instead intended them for the child within us. These songs come to you in such a spirit!

SHELDON SANDS' CD's include the acclaimed Across Many Oceans and Dead Sea Strolls. A pianist, composer, teacher and concert producer, it is with great joy that he unveils a very different and playful side of his musicality with this collection of songs he has co-written along with A.A.Milne.

MARTA BURTON's exceptional gifts as a concert artist have brought her into concert halls and theatres throughout the US and abroad. She has starred with dozens of major orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Her symphonic performances in A Celtic Celebration: Music of the Emerald Isle and A Celtic Faire: Starring Divine Celtica and Christopher Layer have been described as “hauntingly beautiful, spellbinding and soaring.” She is a leading interpreter of the poetry and songs of Robert Burnsand is a frequent guest of the Moab Music Festival. Please visit: www.martaburton.com

STRAY DOG (or Swamp Dog as Pooh calls them) is a fabulous Denver based band that plays their own brand of original acoustic and traditional music. “A peculiar blend of Irish, folk, blues and bluegrass distilled in Denver’s own backyard.” Anne Zinschlag, Eric Woods, Will Cottrell, Jeff Hooton and Joe Rigley are Stray Dog. They draw upon a diverse musical appreciation, instrumentation and background. “People find our music uplifting. We have a great time playing together and our audience feeds off this."
Stray Dog will lend their fabulous rootsy talents to Sand-Between-The-Toes, then are to be featured for a set of their own great music. Their beautifully played and recorded CD, "Stray Dog", will be available at the show. please visit Stray Dog: http://www.myspace.com/straydogcolorado.